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Antiyonder posted...

@Phantom_Nook

Cool. Was it the special airing which was done before "Pokmon I Choose You"? Info here:

https://lostmediawiki.com/Pokmon_"Battle_Aboard_the_St._Anne"_(found_original_American_broadcast_version_of_anime_episode;_1998)

A very tactful end where the narrator makes a sinking pun while the main cast are possibly about to die.

And additionally the Nintendo Power promo video on the franchise had an alternate dub of the Rocket Trio's discussion with Giovanni where he told them to find Pikachu before the Pokmon merchandise hits shelves.

that's interesting, I didn't know they aired this episode before the actual premiere, very odd.

but no, I distinctly remember getting Pokemon Red in Christmas 1998, and when I found the Pokemon anime, I had already been playing Pokemon.